Improvement in pedal attachments for pianos



. L. MATHIAS. Pedal Attachment for Pianos.

N0.198,893. Patented Jan. 1,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

LOUIS MATHIAS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN PEDAL ATTACHMENTS FOR PIANOS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,893, dated January1, 1878; application filed October 20, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS MATHIAS, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas,and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Foot-Stools for Pianos; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention relates to that class of footstools, withattachments designed to be attached to a piano, by which small childrenwill be enabled to operate the pedals of the piano with the same case asgrown persons and consists in the construction hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my invention, and Fig. 2is a plan view of the same.

A represents the footstool, made in the form of a box, of any suitabledimensions, open at the bottom and on the rear. On top of the stool A,along the rear edge, is a strip, B, to which are hinged two pedals, O 0.These pedals are, by means of hinged rods a a, passing downward into theinterior of the stool, connected with two blades,D D,which are hinged tothe front of the stool, at or near the top.

The blades D may be adjusted up anddown on the connecting-rods a. a, asshown in Fig. 1.

In the center of the back of the stool is a hook, G, adjusted up anddown by means of a screw, b.

The stool thus arranged is placed under the piano, and attached to thelyre of the piano by means of the hook G, in such a manner that thepiano-pedals will project into the stool, and be directly below theblades D D.

This device enables children to use the pedals, and gives a comfortableresting-place for the feet, thereby insuring a good position of theyoung pupil. It can be attached to and removed from any piano instantly,leaving no mark on the instrument. It maybe constructed to suit anypiano, whether two, or more or less, pedals are thereon.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The footstool A, provided withpedals 0, connected by rods (0 with hinged blades D, and the adjustablefastening device G 1), constructed substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this4th day of October, 187 7.

LOUIS MATHIAS.

Witnesses:

I. P. PUGSLEY, J. P. Mooim.

